You Are Enough
You’re extraordinary person. Yes, I am talking to you. How do I know you’re extraordinary? Well, just look at everything you’ve experienced last year. There were moments when you questioned whether you would make it out on the other side, and yet here you are. You’re still standing. You’re still elevating yourself. You are still in the process of becoming.
Whether your hardest moments unfolded at work, at home, or deep within your personal life, you persevered. You met heartbreak, loss, and uncertainty with a strength you didn’t always recognize in yourself. So that’s what inspired me to write this article. As I reflected on what you endured, I kept coming back to one truth. You already had every tool you needed in the moments you needed it most.
But hasn’t that always been the case? For so long, you were made to believe that you weren’t enough. You were led to believe that you didn’t have what it takes to overcome adversity. You were made to think that you needed someone stronger, wiser, or more capable of pulling you through. You were taught to look outward for validation, direction, and permission. But all along, the truth remained unchanged. You were enough then, and you are enough now.
Every tool you needed was already inside you. They simply needed sharpening.
Think about your achievements. Now think about the whispers, the doubt, and the low expectations cast over you by people who couldn’t see beyond your circumstances. Seeds of disbelief were planted in you early, long before you understood how the world worked. Many adults expected you to fail, forgetting their own failures, their own struggles, and their own emotional wounds. They misread your behavior, not realizing that it was a reflection of the world they created around you. They didn’t understand mental health. They didn’t see that your responses were shaped by the environment you were trying to survive.
Think about your strengths. You could have taken your pain and used it to harm others. You could have taken your hurt and allowed it to harden you. But you didn’t. You chose transformation over destruction. You turned your hurt into healing. You turned your wounds into wisdom. You took the darkest parts of your story and allowed them to shape the light you now bring to others.
And now, you understand why your pain felt so deep. It was preparing you for your purpose and shaping the person you are today.
Of course, life still gets heavy. But you have learned the ebb and flow of your own seasons. You have learned to ride the waves of life instead of drowning in them. When the flood of challenges begins to rise again, you do not fear it. You prepare, you breathe, and you surf the wave instead of letting it carry you under.
So let this be your reminder today. You are enough.
You are not enough only when you achieve more. You are not enough only when you finally get everything right. You are not enough only when the future unfolds the way you hoped it would. You are enough right now. You are enough in this stage of your becoming. You are enough in this chapter of your gift. You are enough in this exact moment of your life.
Anytime self-doubt begins to whisper again, look in the mirror. See your reflection. See the person who survived experiences that would have broken someone else. See the person who continues to choose growth, compassion, and courage even when life feels heavy.
The person staring back at you is powerful. The person staring back at you is resilient. The person staring back at you has already proven that they can endure and overcome.
After everything you have lived through, it should be clear: You are a force to be reckoned with.
Sheila
